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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* The reels do not always stop exactly when the player presses "A". Sometimes they will slip one or two symbols to get another symbol aligned with the first and second reels (and therefore pay out a prize), but following Japanese slot machine regulations, they will never slip for more than 0.19 seconds (four symbols).<ref name="pachislo"> | * The reels do not always stop exactly when the player presses "A". Sometimes they will slip one or two symbols to get another symbol aligned with the first and second reels (and therefore pay out a prize), but following Japanese slot machine regulations, they will never slip for more than 0.19 seconds (four symbols).<ref name="pachislo">{{wp|Slot machine#Japan|Wikipedia's page on slot machines}}</ref> They will also slip to avoid paying the Jackpot (and any other prizes) too often, but will also slip in favor of the Jackpot on certain spins. They appear to slip far less often in {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}. | ||
* In Generation IV, the bonus round of the slot machines come more into alignment with the actual Japanese slot machine laws<ref name="pachislo"/>. No payout lower than the big bonus is higher than 15 coins in these games, and for the big bonus, there is a bonus round where the coins come out 15 at a time. | * In Generation IV, the bonus round of the slot machines come more into alignment with the actual Japanese slot machine laws<ref name="pachislo"/>. No payout lower than the big bonus is higher than 15 coins in these games, and for the big bonus, there is a bonus round where the coins come out 15 at a time. | ||
** Also, the reels in these games will slip for longer than 0.19 seconds in certain scenarios, such as the bonus round. | ** Also, the reels in these games will slip for longer than 0.19 seconds in certain scenarios, such as the bonus round. | ||